diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index bfa241a86c275c78fddd75bd341cf8a62e694b32..9c68355f8eaf666c8807edffb402bbeda4a7a6a8 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.1.9-rc7
+0.1.9-rc8